Cabronita wiring help

[blakejcan]

Howdy.

Working on a Cabronita build. It's drilled for 2 pots. Previous owner had a tone & volume with a 3 way toggle.

I'm thinking of doing the same thing or maybe 2 volumes? What are the advantages to either? What caps do people use?

Where are some wiring diagrams for either setup? I am using Gretsch Filtertrons.

Wordup!

[Chistopher]

Re: Cabronita wiring help

If your running two volumes you shouldn't need a cap. But if you want a tone, I'd go with .022. That's what most Gibsons use.

Just take this and remove the tone from the circuit.

[Mincer]

Re: Cabronita wiring help

Well, I'd think the biggest drawback would be getting rid of a tone control, which I would need, although I know it isn't essential for everyone. Or, are you talking about keeping a tone control? I can only speak from my experience, but I know you can get more interesting variations of tone with 2 volumes, but it always seemed like any of those variations might take 2 moves to get to the right sound. I know LP players love this, but I could never get used to it.

[chadd]

Re: Cabronita wiring help

I like the idea of two volumes. I will often set the neck volume lower on my les pauls to get a better middle position balance, or to get a clean tone on a slightly dirty channel.

[blakejcan]

Re: Cabronita wiring help

Lots of people seem to run cabronitas with no tone control. I'd be interested in hearing the pros/cons of tone or no tone control.

And then yea, how to wire it for either setup.

[Mincer]

Re: Cabronita wiring help

Like this diagram? Or this one, with a tone control?

[blakejcan]

Re: Cabronita wiring help

ah perfect. thanks! had no idea those lived somewhere

[Mincer]

Re: Cabronita wiring help

Here is the main wiring page.

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Cabronita wiring help

I would think that with Filtertrons you'd want to have some ability to reduce the treble occasionally. I like the idea of having two volume controls rather than one master control, but I don't think I could do without a master tone control (I use my tone controls a lot).

[blakejcan]

Re: Cabronita wiring help

After looking I don't see what I need

I decided on 1 volume and 1 tone with a 3 way toggle

The trons are 2 conductor. Can't find a diagram for that?

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Cabronita wiring help

Pickups with 2 conductors are wired the same as 4 conductors, you just ignore the red and white wires that are connected together in diagrams.

[blakejcan]

Re: Cabronita wiring help

Pickups with 2 conductors are wired the same as 4 conductors, you just ignore the red and white wires that are connected together in diagrams.

Thanks!

Last dumb question---should I be grounding this to the bridge? Or does it matter?

[AlexR]

Re: Cabronita wiring help

If you want your guitar to be buzzy/noisy without any way of stopping it, feel free to leave the bridge ground off.

[blakejcan]

Re: Cabronita wiring help

If you want your guitar to be buzzy/noisy without any way of stopping it, feel free to leave the bridge ground off.

Hey Alex

I don't like you

[AlexR]

Re: Cabronita wiring help

Thats ok, I never trouble myself with universal approval. The info is good as an upside.